We are being outspent by China, who is continuing to increase and bolster its research investments.

It is imperative that we continue to talk about ways to reverse, or at least slow, the decline in research funding.

Washington spends millions on crop research. Why doesn't more go toward the foods we're actually supposed to eat?

one of the greatest challenges that we face in New Mexico, and many rural states face, is the difficulty of getting healthy, fresh, and nutritious foods to rural areas and food deserts, especially Indian Country.

There needs to be parallel efforts to think about the marketing and the education in connecting buyers.

I believe this will expand access to the abundant, healthy, and nutritious food contained within the specialty crop and organic sectors.

It is really very difficult to do.

Our objective, I think I can say that for both of us, is really simple. We want to make sure that we are looking at which programs work, and which programs need additional investments or strategies as we undertake the next cycle for the…

I know how important it is to provide my children and my granddaughter with the nutritious foods that she needs.

The AVMA urges Congress to redouble our nation's commitment to the entirety of USDA's Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area.

Our job in Congress is to assist and promote what you do as producers.

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The focus of all of our conversations ought to be on the incentives, and I don't want to lose momentum.

The core issue is that we want the flexibility for states and rural communities and communities to really figure out how to do it.

We have programs at WIC, we have programs at Head Start that are uniquely focused on SNAP-Education.

A WalletHub study recently ranked my home state number four on the list of states that could be hardest hit by a trade war with Mexico.

Now, I very much support investing in infrastructure, but there is one massive infrastructure project proposed by President Trump I'm not very excited about, and that's a border wall with Mexico.

Mexico's economic minister has recently reported that if a border tax like that is put on Mexican goods, they would immediately seek retaliation.